USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Vietnam War, and the protracted national divide between supporters and opponents of the war, were arguably the most important factors contributing to the rise of the larger counterculture movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1960s to mid-1970s counterculture generation was an era of change in identity, family unit, sexuality, dress, and the arts. It was a time when youth rejected social norms and exhibited their disapproval of racial, ethnic, and political injustices through resistance, and for some subgroups, revolt.

Detailed explanation-3: -The movement began in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, California. The counterculture movement is largely defined by protests of the war in Vietnam, heavy drug use, and “free love” allowed by an increased availability in birth control.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of countercultures in the U.S. could include the hippie movement of the 1960s, the green movement, polygamists, and feminist groups.